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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122652-new%20members/topic/James%20Clarkson/near/209870429" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> James clarkson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122652-new-members/topic/James.20Clarkson.html#209870429">(Sep 12 2020 at 08:08)</a>:</h4>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I've recently finished my PhD and would like to start contributing to Rust in my spare time...</p>
<p>My background has been in implementing compiler and runtime support for GPGPU acceleration in Java and so my comfort zone would be working with the mid-to-low  end of the compiler (MIR/codegen). However, I'm really open to just getting stuck in so can join in where needed? (Any pointers to projects would be great?)</p>
<p>My main blocker to getting started would be learning (or going through) the PR submission process a couple of times, so I might need a little bit of hand holding -- is there any low-hanging fruit or janitorial tasks that I could make a start with to get me going?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122652-new%20members/topic/James%20Clarkson/near/209870724" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> bjorn3 <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122652-new-members/topic/James.20Clarkson.html#209870724">(Sep 12 2020 at 08:18)</a>:</h4>
<p>Hi <span class="user-mention" data-user-id="224629">@James clarkson</span>! Congrats on finishing your PhD! Have you seen the <a href="https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/">rustc dev guide</a>? There are several issue labels you may be interested in like <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3AA-codegen"><code>A-codegen</code></a> and <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3AA-mir"><code>A-mir</code></a>. There is also the <a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3AE-easy"><code>E-easy</code></a> label.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122652-new%20members/topic/James%20Clarkson/near/209871040" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Léo Lanteri Thauvin <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122652-new-members/topic/James.20Clarkson.html#209871040">(Sep 12 2020 at 08:26)</a>:</h4>
<p>There is a chapter in the rustc-dev-guide about contributing, you’ll find all the information you need about the <a href="https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/contributing.html#pull-requests">PR submission process</a>.</p>
<p>The rustc-dev-guide also has a whole part called <a href="https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/part-5-intro.html">From MIR to binaries</a>, I think you could skim through it and find an area that could interest you?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122652-new%20members/topic/James%20Clarkson/near/209871742" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> James clarkson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122652-new-members/topic/James.20Clarkson.html#209871742">(Sep 12 2020 at 08:48)</a>:</h4>
<p>Thanks <span class="user-mention" data-user-id="133247">@bjorn3</span> and <span class="user-mention" data-user-id="255061">@LeSeulArtichaut</span>  for the pointers. I will take a look.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122652-new%20members/topic/James%20Clarkson/near/209873078" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> James clarkson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122652-new-members/topic/James.20Clarkson.html#209873078">(Sep 12 2020 at 09:30)</a>:</h4>
<p>After I find an issue to work on am I ok to claim it?</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122652-new%20members/topic/James%20Clarkson/near/209874475" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> bjorn3 <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122652-new-members/topic/James.20Clarkson.html#209874475">(Sep 12 2020 at 10:11)</a>:</h4>
<p>Yes, you are free to claim an issue when nobody else is working on it. You can comment <code>@rustbot claim</code> to make <code>rustbot</code> assign you.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122652-new%20members/topic/James%20Clarkson/near/209874528" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> bjorn3 <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122652-new-members/topic/James.20Clarkson.html#209874528">(Sep 12 2020 at 10:12)</a>:</h4>
<p><a href="https://github.com/rust-lang/triagebot/wiki/Assignment">https://github.com/rust-lang/triagebot/wiki/Assignment</a></p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122652-new%20members/topic/James%20Clarkson/near/209875294" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> James clarkson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122652-new-members/topic/James.20Clarkson.html#209875294">(Sep 12 2020 at 10:33)</a>:</h4>
<p>Thanks that was the bit I was missing.</p>



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